Posted on 15. Jul, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Novo is world’s 7th-largest pharma company….Denmark leads the way in e-government…..Business leaders predict 12-month recovery time from corona crisis…. Novo Nordisk is the world’s 7th largest pharma company by market value. Medwatch’s annual…

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Posted on 14. Jul, 2020 in: News

South Africa mourns death of ambassador

South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Nelson Mandela, has died aged 59, in a Johannesburg hospital. The cause of her death was not immediately revealed. The South African…

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Posted on 14. Jul, 2020 in: News

PM chastised for elderly care response

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s popularity has soared during the corona crisis but she’s now come under fire for her weak response to the care for the elderly debate. The PM broke off her…

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Posted on 14. Jul, 2020 in: News

Serum Institute moves ahead with corona vaccine – trials on humans ‘within 6 months’

A vaccine developed by the National Serum Institute (SSI) against the coronavirus has shown promising results in tests on mice and will now be tested on apes. The vaccine, named CoVaxix, is being…

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Posted on 14. Jul, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Only 18 hospitalised…..EU Commission approves business aid schemes…$1m Danish donation to UN World Food Programme  in Uganda…. One person died from the corona virus over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 610….

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Posted on 14. Jul, 2020 in: News

Slight rise in prices post-lockdown

After two months of zero inflation consumer prices rose 0.3% year-on-year in June, but 0.1% on a monthly basis. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show transportation costs fell at a slower pace…

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Posted on 14. Jul, 2020 in: News

Rise in exports, imports following lockdown

Both exports and imports grew in May as Denmark gradually opened up again. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show exports, excluding ships, aircraft and fuel, rose a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent year-on-year…

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Posted on 14. Jul, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Carlsberg suffers corona dip….Uber pays DKK25m fine….Housing market defies analysts…. Brewing giant Carlsberg’s turnover fell by nearly 15% in the year’s second quarter despite a slight improvement in June as markets gradually reopened….

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2020 in: News

EU stands firm on recovery fund but offers budget rebate to Denmark

European Council President Charles Michel on Friday offered concessions to Denmark and its allies in the ‘Frugal 4’ by presenting a compromise proposal to the  long-term budget but stood firm on the coronavirus recovery fund…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2020 in: News

China issues warning ahead of EU meeting

Ahead of a Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels today China has warned EU countries, including Denmark, to be very careful about condemning the Chinese government’s security crackdown in Hong Kong. France and…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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